PURDUE FOOTBALL
Purdue (4-1,1-0) vs. Iowa (4-1,1-1)

• Purdue

• Last football game played: win (09/30/06) Purdue 21  Notre Dame 35

• National Poll Rankings: AP no rank; USA Today/Coaches #32; Harris Interactive #41.

• DE Anthony Spencer: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week 10/02/06; #1 in the nation in Tackles for Loss: 13 solo, 1 assist, 2.7 TFL/game. #5 in the nation in Pass Sacks: 6 solo, 1 assist, 1.3 Sacks/game. Spencer is also #1 in the Big10 in Solo Tackles with 30 for 2006.

• QB Curtis Painter: 2006 Quarterback Rating 147.8. 2006 Stats: Passing 174-105-5 (60.3%), 1538 yards, 10 TDs, 3 sacks; Rushing 53 net yards, 3 TDs. 14 career games played with 13 career touchdown passes. Currently #3 nationally and #1 in the Big Ten in Total Offense, 318.2 yds/game.

• Top Receivers: The Boilermakers have 3 receivers averaging more than 70 yards/game: TE Dustin Keller 79.0 yds/gm, #29 nationally and #2 in the Big10; WR Dorien Bryant 78.4 yds/gm, #36 nationally and #3 in the Big10; WR Selwyn Lymon 72.4 yds/gm, #43 nationally and #5 in the Big10. All three have played 5 games in 2006. Michigan's Mario Manningham leads the Big10 averaging 90.4 yds/gm.

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• Iowa

• Last football game played: loss (09/30/06) Iowa 17  Ohio St 38

• National Poll Rankings: AP #19; USA Today/Coaches #19; Harris Interactive #18.

• QB Drew Tate: 2006 Quarterback Rating 128.4. 2006 Stats: Passing 134-77-5 (57.5%), 936 yards, 8 TDs, 5 sacks; Rushing 30 net yards, 0 TDs. 35 career games played with 51 career touchdown passes. Currently #26 nationally and #3 in the Big Ten in Total Offense, 241.5 yds/game.

• Senior Kicker Kyle Schlicher: 2006 stats: PATS 10/10; Field Goals 6/7, longest 45 yards, 1 miss 43 yards.

• Kinnick Stadium: Playing surface - natural grass; Capacity 70,585;

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